Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703-22 June 1792) was a Sunni Muslim preacher and scholar from Nejd who

Biography
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab was born in 1703 in 'Uyayna, Nejd (present-day Saudi Arabia) to a Sunni Muslim family. al-Wahhab became a preacher, and his views - which became known as Wahhabism - stated that returning to the originial principles of the first three generations of Muslims would purify the religion of Islam. al-Wahhab had a pact with Emir Muhammad bin Saud of the Emirate of Diriyah, helping him in forming the first Saudi state in history. al-Wahhb died in 1792 at the age of 89, and his beliefs would remain an important movement within Sunni Islam.